Giti Tyres Big Test - The Traffords Test
When career truck driver Nigel Heke first heard about a dual clutch version of Volvo's slick I-Shift automated manual transmission he was dubious.
Never mind what Volvo said about it being faster, smoother, safer, more fuel efficient…he seriously wondered how the hell it was going to be an improvement on the existing I-Shift – already, he reckons, a "pretty good" gearbox.
But then Mount Maunganui-based McFall Fuel – where Nigel combines driving duties with d...
Aeolus Truck & Driver News
No new Daimler distributor for NZ
A drawn-out process originally intended to appoint a new Daimler Trucks distributor for New Zealand has now been abandoned.Daimler Truck and Bus Australia Pacific revealed on December 30 t...
Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand
Port move ignores logistical realities
Unfortunately, the determination of some to move the functions of the Ports of Auckland 150 kilometres north to Northport, gives me a bit of a sinking feeling.
It's that sense you get when...
Teletrac Navman Fleet Focus
Ayna & Angel
Ayna Amima was just 19 when her father convinced her to forget about her fledgling nursing career….
And to instead change tack completely – and join him in starting a trucking ...
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It’s a new record
New Zealand’s new truck sales hit record-breaking heights last year – eclipsing 2017’s previous best annual result by 105 trucks.
The new milestone for the overall marke...
Double Coin Imaging Awards
From unremarkable …to unmissable
Masterton earthmoving contractor Kieran Oliver started out with plain white trucks to support his machines. And he would have been happy to continue with the hum-drum colour scheme...until...
NZ Truck & Driver Magazine
February 2020 | Read Now
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NZ Truck & Driver Magazine
February 2020 | Read Now
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